I think a lot of people are starting to recognize quality again and are willing to pay the extra cost. Getting a great jacket or pair of boots is very painful for the pocket, but time it lasts and way it feels is worth it. RAAB, Patagonia, RedWing, and other a bunch of other brands still make amazing things if you can afford the price tags and are willing to ignore some people for judging you for wearing the same items often.
Miele is a German Waschmaschine manufacturer they build stuff so good that they nearly lost everthing i own one and its like 28 or 29 years old and still runs without a Problem in Engineering class for like Master degree it is a good example to show that you never should build stuff so good that you never have work again
who buys clothes once a month 😭😭 i mean who even buy clothes, all i have are my sister's second hand clothes, which I've been wearing for years that they barely even fit
Im really sad that we live in a time we most switch to more durable items and produce less trash but still its seems the world just moving in the wrong direction. in this rate we will not recognize the world in 20 years.
I am a big fan of old-school jeans. I especially like old Levi's. I own a few pairs from 1985-1990. Not only that, but I bought a 1985 pair still looks and feels better, than the 2015 Levi's I bought from another thrift shop.
Microsoft wised up when they made Office a RENTAL instead of something that you hadda buy an upgrade to every other year. I just hope that doesn't a business model for everything including cars and clothing!
You guys know you don't have to buy things right? I haven't bought a single new article of clothing in about 15 years. If it function, i.e. it covers my body, then there is no reason to buy a new one. That is my one and only consideration. If your goal is also to be fashionable, but you don't want to pay more money, then yeah the functionality is going to be poor. I promise you can find cheap clothes that last a long time if you don't worry about the capitalist brainwash that is fashion.
I only shop at thrift stores when I am on vacation. I do it for a reason. I can’t take back the whole store and I always, always find excellent vintage garments and accessories. The sewing and fabric quality are almost always better, the older the garment. Even a 15 year old H&M tee has better quality 100% cotton. I have silk scarves, wool vest, linen tops I sourced from traveling. I love recounting how I found these pieces. They are the best kind of souvenir.
Have you bought something recently that kinda sucks? Tell me about it in the comments below. I love to complain about things.
—Kim
sadly planned obsolescence must happen because if you make an item that lasts forever then nobody has a reason to buy more
Yes making apple use usb c will save the planet and free the oppressed masses from capitalist hegemony
I have the right to be trendy!
I buy clothes twice a year and in 2023 I have decided to only buy second hand 👌
I think a lot of people are starting to recognize quality again and are willing to pay the extra cost. Getting a great jacket or pair of boots is very painful for the pocket, but time it lasts and way it feels is worth it. RAAB, Patagonia, RedWing, and other a bunch of other brands still make amazing things if you can afford the price tags and are willing to ignore some people for judging you for wearing the same items often.
Corpo 1: How we make more money?
Corpo 2: We make products worse, raise prices, and get more continuous sales!
Corpo 1: Genius!
laughs in 2016-2019 MacBooks
Miele is a German Waschmaschine manufacturer they build stuff so good that they nearly lost everthing i own one and its like 28 or 29 years old and still runs without a Problem in Engineering class for like Master degree it is a good example to show that you never should build stuff so good that you never have work again
ahh, so capitalism
Same thing for cars, my brother is a mechanic and says the new ones break down really fast, the old ones that are 20 yrs old last much longer
buy tested, buy second hand
who buys clothes once a month 😭😭 i mean who even buy clothes, all i have are my sister's second hand clothes, which I've been wearing for years that they barely even fit
My shoes is 5 years old already..As soon it is not broken I dont buy a new one.
Im really sad that we live in a time we most switch to more durable items and produce less trash but still its seems the world just moving in the wrong direction. in this rate we will not recognize the world in 20 years.
So the short answer is “inflation, cost cutting, and planned obsolescence”
I'm old enough to remember when mattresses were flippable. Now there's no such thing. 🙄
I am a big fan of old-school jeans. I especially like old Levi's. I own a few pairs from 1985-1990. Not only that, but I bought a 1985 pair still looks and feels better, than the 2015 Levi's I bought from another thrift shop.
Microsoft wised up when they made Office a RENTAL instead of something that you hadda buy an upgrade to every other year. I just hope that doesn't a business model for everything including cars and clothing!
Stop wanting to pay far less for something than it should cost. No one needs to refresh their outfits on a monthly basis.
Are they any govt. agencies that are responsible for quality control measures?? If yes, why are they in deep slumber?
This is why there are heaps of garbage all over the world and an island of garbage in the ocean.
You guys know you don't have to buy things right? I haven't bought a single new article of clothing in about 15 years. If it function, i.e. it covers my body, then there is no reason to buy a new one. That is my one and only consideration. If your goal is also to be fashionable, but you don't want to pay more money, then yeah the functionality is going to be poor. I promise you can find cheap clothes that last a long time if you don't worry about the capitalist brainwash that is fashion.
Good, good, very good
Boots theory
Planned obsolescence !
Goods look bad nowadays because it is not the same people making those products anymore
This is what low-effort journalism looks like.
We used to have light bulbs that lasted for 20 years. But that cut into profits.
I only shop at thrift stores when I am on vacation. I do it for a reason. I can’t take back the whole store and I always, always find excellent vintage garments and accessories. The sewing and fabric quality are almost always better, the older the garment. Even a 15 year old H&M tee has better quality 100% cotton. I have silk scarves, wool vest, linen tops I sourced from traveling. I love recounting how I found these pieces. They are the best kind of souvenir.
women telling women how to shop. classic. His name Is Edward Bernays